Mapbox maps not updated from OpenStreetMap recently?

I've noticed that around here (east London, UK), the background maps using tiles from Mapbox have not been updated to incorporate changes from the underlying OpenStreetMap.org data. This is likely to become more of a problem due to the amount of ongoing redevelopment of the area around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, as the Strava maps become increasingly outdated and inaccurate.

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agree - the underlying map data does seem to pretty outdated in areas and/or has issues. Many times things like path/road intersections, start of trails, etc are not connected so they are impossible to route to when using route maker.

I've updated pathways and roads (in July) in OpenStreetMap and it took a while (few weeks) but eventually these edits appeared in Mapbox, and a while later I'm seeing the edits in the Strava global heatmaps, but still not updated in the route builder and activity views in Strava...

I periodically click on the "Improve this map" link on the Strava Mapbox map and request that the area be refreshed because OSM and Mapbox have been updated... but nothing yet.

Can't find any definitive information about the timetable or process for map update propagation... Not sure if there's a manual step required somewhere.

It's not critical, but it would motivate me to update more maps if I knew when the updates would reach Strava...

Same thing here. Maps are not updated with fresh OpenStreetMap data for ages. I made some corrections near Bern, Switzerland, which have not made it into the Strava map display and route planner for well over a year. It would be great to have regular upgrades of the map content eg. every 3 months.

There's nothing to stop Strava using current data from Mapbox. Veloviewer seem to manage to generate their own tiles, complete with OSM updates I made a couple of days ago, so there's no reason Strava couldn't. With any luck someone will develop a Chrome addon which would let you switch the tile source within the browser in order to see a current map.

I have already cancelled my Summit (premium) subscription after the unsatisfactory response I got from Strava Support; basically they think that the Mapbox tilesets are supposed to be updated "on a quarterly to annual basis" (they're clearly not) but they are hoping to increase the updates to monthly, although they couldn't give me a timeline or schedule of when they hope to make that change. They totally avoided giving me any more detailed information so I cancelled by Summit membership until this issue is fixed. It's beyond ridiculous.

agreed with everything, I have made many improvements to OSM in my area in the past months, but it feels pointless if it never appears on Strava. There are very few trailrunning tracks on the Strava map in Hungary and it's really hard to use the Route Builder without them.

To avoid the not updated mapbox maps by Strava, the best thing you can do is to use the Chrome plugin "Strava map switcher" and you will be able to change easily the OSM maps displayed directly in Strava :) And the maps will have the last update from OSM !

Still no updates in my areas... but I notice that Stava Labs (Global Heatmap) is using the updated Mapbox maps and showing the updates that I've made in OSM.

So OSM updated

Mapbox Updated

Strava Labs Updated

Strava main map - NOT FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS

Is there much or any development and maintenance going on on the main Strava system - I see lots of Android App beta updates coming through - but less evidence in the web version. Is the focus more on the monetisation of the data that's being collected rather than on the gathering mechanism?

It is frustrating that here in Japan, a national cycle route used by tens to hundreds of cyclists everyday cannot be created easily on Strava routes because the underlying road is missing on the map data that Strava is using. And when you check the same map on OSM, it has all the correct paths. Checking on Strava Labs also showed the correct paths. But back to the maps on Strava Route builder, all the necessary paths are missing.

I'm not sure why this isn't a bigger deal. The router builder is basically useless with incorrect maps, and it makes the activity page seem unprofessional. This should be a very high priority to get right.... Could be some penny pinching going on depending on the arrangement with mapbox. I might have to vote with my wallet too.

Okay, so Strava announce all over the app that they are proud to announce massively improved maps... So I'm seeing updated summary maps in the Android App activity feed (sourced from OpenStreetMap), once I click though I see a Google sourced map.

and when I look using the Strava web app - route builder etc etc. It's the same old map that doesn't include updates I made back in 2018... Perhaps it's coming, I'll just keep running in the meantime. The paths are still on the ground if not in Strava.

As soon as they announced the "new maps" I went and looked for fixed OSM data in places I knew had been wrong for years. I guess the only thing new about this update are the colours. Accuracy of the maps still an afterthought?

It looks a lot of websites are just reprinting a Mapbox blog post. Mapbox really screwed Strava on this one, but Strava owns part of that having shared the blog post on their Facebook page. The new maps are probably in a beta stage where only company insiders have access to it. Bad move to brag about a feature that hasn't gone live on one of your clients website yet. Because it only appears to the general Strava user base as a thumbnail update, people are rightly ridiculing Strava about this article through their Facebook page.

I'm not finding the activity thumbnail very useful. Even on my own rides I can barely tell where I went. Reminds me of the useless Garmin basemap that shipped on my Edge 800.

Would really like to hear what the process is on this. I've been collecting GPX data to contribute to OSM only to realize that the OSM data local to me is actually mostly accurate and it's just out of data on Strava.

I'd like to build some routes to share with other people on these improved trails but I'm hesitant to put time into building routes on Strava if the data is inaccurate.

I see I'm not the only one with this frustration. On the plus side, the Android app at least has up to date maps. But the website (viewing in Chrome, no plugins) still uses a several years out of date version of OSM. It looks like Mapbox is up to date. The problem is definitely with Strava not syncing the latest maps.